Though they can’t yet access our rich high school collection, the kids who tested with me this morning were pretty excited about the idea of researching on their phones and easily sending articles back to their email accounts.

I spoke with a wonderful Gale tech support guy this morning about school library resources. AccessMySchool is in the works and should be available as an app very soon. The new app will allow students to login to their school’s collection after an initial login with a password.

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My husband gave me an Itouch as a Christmas gift. The first thing that I did when I went to the Itunes store was to type in Library. Access My Library came up and I downloaded it. It was perfect timing because 10th grade research projects were beginning in January. I managed to have 10th graders, who owned Itouches, download the app and they used it for their assignment. The kids liked that many of the Gale Databases that are offered in my region have the mp3 download option. It allowed students to listen to the articles.

I can promise you the iPhone Access my Library app for K12 is coming out VERY soon—stay tuned, everyone! 🙂 The public version just came out in January at ALA Midwinter, so hang on just a little longer! iPad app also in works for K12 as well.

Glad to see there is interest in the AccessMyLibrary app. I am the corporate communications person for Gale — we just released the AccessMyLibrary School Edition app. It can be downloaded at the iTunes store today. The new K-12 version allows students to find their local school library – (grade schools, middle schools and high schools) and access the vast array of Gale resources the school library has purchased on their behalf.

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News, thoughts, and discoveries at the vortex of libraries, literacy, learning, discovery and play. Joyce is an Assistant Professor at Rutgers University's School of Communication and Information, an edtech Sherpa, and a connector. Her interests include: social media curation, digital/media fluency, transliteracy and youth, online communities of practice, digital storytelling and creativity, youth information-seeking behavior, social networking, online learning, and the evolving role and powers of the teacher-librarian.